Martin Meltzer, M.A.

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Specializations include suicidal ideation; anxiety & mood disorders; childhood & adult trauma, abuse & violence; domestic violence; & addictive personalities.

Overview

Martin D. Meltzer, M.A., is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado (License #69), is a National Certified Counselor (Certificate #21864), a trained mediator, and holds a college level Colorado Vocational Teaching Certificate. Mr. Meltzer received his M.A. degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver in 1985 and his B.B.A. degree in Accounting and Electronic Data Processing from Pace University in 1970. Mr. Meltzer has been in private practice since receiving his graduate degree. Besides private practice, which includes out-patient and in-patient settings, additional work experience includes a local resource center providing out-patient mental health counseling services, a university counseling center, homeless and battered women shelters, an AID’s clinic, a residential child-care facility, and various public school settings. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services were added to Mr. Meltzer’s practice in 1993. Mr. Meltzer has been an adjunct faculty member in the Applied Communications and ADR Programs, University College, University of Denver, was an adjunct Clinical Professor at the College of Law, University of Denver and has been an Associate for CDR Associates, among others. Prior to receiving his graduate degree, Mr. Meltzer held various corporate senior level management positions specializing in the areas of domestic and international finance, accounting, tax, and law. Mr. Meltzer was a Senior Accountant for a “Big Four” accounting firm and has taught accounting on the college level.

Martin Meltzer sees patients at the following location(s):

Centennial, Colorado

Martin D. Meltzer, MA, LPC; LLC
2305 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 140
Centennial, Colorado 80122
Phone: (303) 721-9779
Fax: (303) 721-7350

Personal Statement

In the area of psychotherapy, I conduct brief and long-term individual, couple, and family psychotherapy through private, insurance, managed care and EAP settings. My philosophical perspective is Existential/ Humanistic, while my theoretical and methodological perspectives are Cognitive-Behavioral/Systems. Specializations include crisis intervention; suicidal ideation; mood, and anxiety disorders; survivors of childhood and adult trauma, abuse and violence; domestic violence; addictive and compulsive personalities, and systemic issues relating to families, employment, relationships, parenting (joint, single and co-parenting), and homelessness. Client populations include female and male late adolescents, adults and seniors.

I have written articles and have presented on legal, ethical, licensure, legislative, business, health care reform, domestic violence and homelessness issues in psychotherapy, and violence issues in mediation. Through a Governor’s appointment, I have sat, for seven years, on the Colorado State Grievance Board (Board) as an Augmented Panel member for Licensed Professional Counselors, and Chaired the Board’s Practice & Therapy Monitoring Committee. I am Past President of the Colorado Mental Health Counselors Association (CMHCA), Past Chair of the Colorado Counseling Association’s Licensure Committee (CCA), Past Chair of the Public Policy & Legislative Committee for CMHCA, served on the Ethics Committee for CCA, and is a past Board member of the Colorado Council of Mediators & Mediation Organizations. From 1989 to 1998 I was actively involved with the Mental Health Association of Colorado’s (MHAC) Pro-Bono Mental Health Project as a Pro-Bono Advisory Board member, as well as providing direct pro-bono services, and was honored as Volunteer of the Year. I am a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution (Advanced Practitioner member), and the Colorado Council of Mediators & Mediation Organizations (Divorce & Child Custody Professional Mediator and Civil & Community Professional Mediator member), among others.

Treatment Areas

Martin Meltzer has experience treating the following areas: Addiction Issues, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Anxiety Disorders, Bereavement, Bipolar Disorder, Childhood Sexual Abuse Victims, Co-Dependency, Compulsive Debting, Compulsive Gambling, Compulsive Overeating, Compulsive Spending, Couples' Issues, Depression, Divorce, Domestic Violence Victims, Family Systems, Grief, Low Self-Esteem, Manic-Depressive Illness, Men's Issues, Midlife Crisis, Midlife Issues, PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Relationship Issues, Seniors' Issues, Sexual Addiction, Sexual Assault Victims, Stress, Suicidal Behavior, Suicidal Ideation, Suicidal Thoughts, TMJ and Traumatic Stress.

Treatment Modalities

Martin Meltzer provides Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Divorce Mediation, Individual Psychotherapy, Marriage Counseling and Mediation. He works with Adults, Couples and Seniors.

Affiliations

Martin Meltzer is a provider for Great West, US Behavioral Health, United Behavioral Health, United Behavioral Health EAP, United Behavioral Health HMO, United Behavioral Health POS, United Behavioral Health PPO, United Healthcare, United Healthcare EAP, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare PPO and Value Options.